The smart play for the GOP would be to dump Kavanaugh

[oberliner]

And nominate Amy Coney Barrett.

Even more right-wing and a woman.

[FM123]

1. That's the thing, there are others (equally conservative & wanting to take us back to the dark ages)

to choose from - but trumpy wants that Brat Kavanaugh.

[oberliner]

2. Trump has been known to bail

He has dumped people before when it was convenient for him.

[DetlefK]

4. Yes, that's how he does business: Cutting his losses and walking away.

It's weird that he's not doing that.

Drunk on power? Delusional?

[oberliner]

5. I am predicting we end up with Barrett

And he will hold a grudge against Collins/Murkowski and whoever else.

[D_Master81]

3. I think

It is my opinion that the GOP is worried about losing the Senate and that the Dems wouldnt confirm anyone that Trump will nominate. So they will take the short term hit to pack the court for the next 30-40 years. Once the Dems are back in power the GOP will fire up their base and be back in power shortly after. So people thinking this could hurt the GOP are only thinking over the next 2 yrs, they're playing the long game.

[oberliner]

6. Can the Democrats really win the Senate?

The House, yes, but the Senate is still a pretty big long shot, isn't it?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

30. Probably not and it has made me wonder ...they

Could be in a better position to push someone through in January.

So what's the rush? Worried Trump's going done? Nah..pence would surely appointment someone equally bad.

Or is it this ?

Link to tweet

?s=20

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

7. Yes, but Democrats will win the House & Senate with a winning message of

impeaching KKKavanaugh AND Toadstool... so it's a win-win!!

[underpants]

11. My 2 cents - They are more afraid of a embarrassing defeat

First, Kavanaugh is purely a political operative. He's paid his dues in their minds.

Second, this would be a devastatingly embarrassing defeat for the Repubs which could really hurt their turn out in November. The believers could be so outraged by their seeming weakness that they don't turn out....OR it could energize them to turn out. With that group of whackos who knows.

Lastly, I do agree that they want to pack the court and they will stop at nothing towards that end.

[Cosmocat]

31. THIS

nm

[Squinch]

8. I hear the hope in your voice, but no. Barrett won't go through.

[oberliner]

9. Which Republicans would vote against her?

[jcgoldie]

12. The problem with Barrett is she's assumed to be solidly in favor of overturning Roe

... which would make it very hard for Collins and Murkowski to vote yes and even give a semblance of saving face. Although based on SUsan Collins'statements and actions during the Kavanaugh hearings, I am not sure how sincere she is on that issue...

[oberliner]

15. Wouldn't she give the "settled law" line?

That seems to be enough for Collins and Murkowski.

[jcgoldie]

21. perhaps...

....

Barrett, a longtime Notre Dame law professor appointed by President Trump last year to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in legal articles has backed a “soft” and “flexible” interpretation of the legal principle honoring Supreme Court precedents, stare decisis.

“I tend to agree with those who say that a justice’s duty is to the Constitution and that it is thus more legitimate for her to enforce her best understanding of the Constitution rather than a precedent she thinks is clearly in conflict with it,” she wrote in 2013 in the Texas Law Review.

....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amy-coney-barrett-possible-supreme-court-nominee-has-backed-flexible-approach-to-court-precedent/2018/07/05/e8b63b7c-7f1c-11e8-b9f0-61b08cdd0ea1_story.html?utm_term=.42b17cdf07b9

[marble falls]

13. What your fear, she might not make it?

[oberliner]

16. No, I think she would get confirmed

And would actually be even more far right than Kavanaugh.

[duforsure]

10. If they were smart says it all , they're not

trump will continue claiming support but suggesting others will falsely unfairly attack him, and he's a victim too like he claims he is. He'll blame others for this failure of a nominee they picked. As long as he's still a nominee , it'll drag trump and the kgop down even more in the polls , and they will lose the Senate this Nov. . Vote these criminals out of office.

[oberliner]

17. Exactly

They haven't made this move yet - perhaps they won't.

[DFW]

14. If they dump Kavanaugh, it will be on their terms and with their spin

Kavanaugh will get his carefully edited script ("in order to put an end to this distracting partisan bickering, I will nobly withdraw my name, blah, blah..." ). McTurtle, Grassley, Hatch and Trump will decry the "witch hunt" by the "Democrat" Party, and quietly breathe a sigh of relief that it didn't end up with them having to defend Kavanaugh during a detailed televised hearing of the accusers the day before the midterms.

Trump will whine "witch hunt" as well, and then forget about it all ten minutes later, concentrating on what was REALLY on his mind, namely that tricky sand trap at the fifteenth hole.

[oberliner]

18. Well said

I can see it playing out that way for sure. Trump will throw in a few gibes against whomever he blames at his rallies.

[Kingofalldems]

19. Is this a GOP site or something?

Ahh, no it's not. Your post is puzzling.

[Squinch]

20. No. But it does have some GOP posters.

[Kingofalldems]

22. Sure does.

[Squinch]

23. And one of them is earning his pay today.

[Kingofalldems]

24. I think we are being taunted.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

25. Think Tank or Think tank ?

[Kingofalldems]

26. #2 I believe.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

28. "It's a riddle wrapped in an enigma."

[DemocratSinceBirth]

32. Puzzling, how ?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

34. The OP seems to just be analyzing the opponent's playbook.

If not Kavanaugh, who is waiting in the wings who's even worse?

I think Rick Santorum would be a fine GOP pick. Very disgusting individual.

[QC]

27. She's not a member of the right class.

That's the (mostly) unspoken agenda behind Kav. He's "one of us."

[Cousin Dupree]

29. Why?

[oberliner]

33. Because they can still get their RW justice

And not have to go through the "bad PR" (from their POV) of addressing these allegations.

[KPN]

35. Shhhh!

[honest.abe]

36. Trump wants Kavanaugh due to his position against indicting sitting POTUS.

Not sure Barrett provides that same cover.